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Ministry of Tourism
2nd Day of International Tourism Mart 2019 Focuses on Sustainable Tourism, Buyer Seller Interaction and "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” initiative at Imphal, Manipur
The 8th International Tourism Mart  – 2019 being held at Imphal from 23 – 25 November, 2019 witnessed the participation of 34 foreign delegates from over 19 countries along with 49 domestic delegates representing the travel industry.
The second day of the ITM kicked off with presentations made by all the 8 North East State Tourism Departments i.e., Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim who made a presentation to showcase their tourist destinations.
After the presentations a panel discussion was moderated by the Smt. Rupinder Brar, Addl. Director General, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India wherein eminent panelists comprising of Shri Chetan Gupta, Representing Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India, Shri Arjit Purkayastha, a leading Tour Operator of the North East Region and Capt. Swadesh Kumar, President Adventure Tour Operators Association of India deliberated on “Sustainable Tourism as an engine for Economic Growth and Employment”.
An exhibition by the North East State Tourism Departments was also a main attraction of ITM 2019. The exhibition showcased beautiful handicrafts, handlooms and tourism products of Nort East which enthralled both the International as well as the domestic delegates.
The State Government of Madhya Pradesh being the paired State of Manipur has been invited to participate in the ITM 2019 under the “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” initiative and made a presentation to a group of around 150 local University and College students who got an insight about the tourist attractions, fairs & festivals, handicrafts, culture, historical monuments, cuisine, wildlife, adventure activities etc. of the State of Madhya Pradesh. The students raised various queries regarding Madhya Pradesh during the interactive session after the interesting presentation on Madhya Pradesh which was made by Shri A.K. Rajoria, Director  MPSTDC. Additionally, the students as well as the delegates witnessed the traditional Gond paintings by a Gond artist who was specially flown for this purpose from Bhopal.
Another highlight of the day was the Business-to-Business  session between the International and Domestic Buyers who engaged with sellers from the North Eastern Region.
All the delegates of the ITM 2019 participated in the inaugural function of the Sangai Festival later in the evening at Bhagyachandra Open Air Theatre  which was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Manipur, Shri N. Biren Singh in the presence of 8 Head of Missions of ASEAN countries. All the invitees witnessed a well choreographed Manipuri cultural programme and the day ended with a dinner hosted by the Government of Manipur
Ministry of Home Affairs
SCAM BY FRAUDSTERS
With enhanced use of cyber space, frauds committed by fraudsters by masking their identity is also increasing. ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. The States/UTs are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes including cyber crime through their Law Enforcement Agencies . The law enforcement agencies take legal action as per the provisions of law against persons involved in cyber fraud. The Central Government supplements the initiatives of the States/UTs through advisories and financial assistance under various schemes for their capacity building.
To strengthen the mechanism to deal with cyber crimes including cyber fraud in a comprehensive and coordinated manner, the Central Government has taken steps for spreading awareness about cyber crimes, issuance of alerts/ advisories, capacity building/ training of law enforcement personnel/ prosecutors/ judicial officers, improving cyber forensic facilities, etc. The Government has established the ‘Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre’  to provide a framework and eco-system for LEAs to deal with cyber crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner. The ‘Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System’ has been launched for immediate reporting of financial frauds and to stop siphoning off fund by the fraudsters. The Government has launched the ‘National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal’  to enable the public to report all types of cyber crimes. A toll-free Helpline number ‘1930’ has been operationalized to get assistance in lodging online cyber complaints.
To spread awareness on cyber crime among all the citizens, the Central Government has taken steps which, inter-alia, include; dissemination of messages through SMS, I4C social media account i.e. Twitter handle , Facebook, Instagram , Telegram, Radio campaign, engaged MyGov for publicity in multiple mediums, publishing of ‘Information Security Best Practices’ for the benefit of Govt. Officials, issuance of advisories to Ministries of Government of India and States/UTs, etc. The Ministries of Government of India have also been requested to organise Cyber Jaagrookta  Diwas on the first Wednesday of every month. I4C has organised training programme for Government officials on Cyber Hygiene. The States/UTs have also been requested to carry out publicity to create mass awareness. MHA has released Manual on ‘Cyber Hygiene’ for cyberspace. Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre  releases a newsletter ‘Cyber Pravah’ giving latest information on the cyber space. The Manual is available on https://cybercrime.gov.in/Webform/CyberAware.aspx.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Ajay Kumar Mishra in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Coal
NALCO, Ministry of Mines donates saplings as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Celebrations
National Auminium Company Ltd , a Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Mines has donated large number of saplings to people residing in the periphery of its Mines and Refinery Complex in Damanjodi, under Koraput district of Odisha. As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to commemorate 75 years of Independence, the Aluminum major is undertaking massive plantation drive across its Production Units in Koraput and Angul in the State.
As a responsible Corporate organisation, NALCO and as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, NALCO & NALCO Foundation donated saplings to people in villages of Kutudi, Mundagadati, Upergadati and Talagadati in Damanjodi, Odisha. During the function, employees of NALCO have also been spreading awareness and sensitising the villagers about the cardinal importance of environmental protection. More and more villages in and around Damanjodi and Pottangi under Koraput district will be covered in the near future.
In all its efforts and activities, the Company focuses on preservation of Nature. Notably, NALCO has planted more than one crore saplings till date. The company is India’s leading producer and exporter of alumina and aluminium. In order to keep pace with evolving situations, NALCO has integrated and diversified operations in mining, metal and power.
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International Day of Yoga 2022 celebrated at NIT Tiruchirappalli
International Day of Yoga 2022 celebrated at NIT Tiruchirappalli at Golden Jubilee Convention Centre today in the presence of Dr G Aghila, Director, NITT. Dr Kumaresan, Dean , Dr Subbaiyan Dean (Alumni and International relations, more than 500 Faculty members, staffs and students participated. The event was jointly organised by NITT, Ministry of Youth affairs and sports and RECAL (Alumni association of REC/NIT Tiruchirappalli
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Medical Facilities provided under Ayushman Bharat Yojana
Services at Ayushman Bharat- Health & Wellness Centres  are free and universal to all individuals residing in the service area. AB-HWCs would provide service delivery of a package of preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitative services delivered close to communities to overcome the challenge of dual burden of disease. The expanded range of services would include services related to Non-Communicable diseases , Mental health, ENT, Ophthalmology, Oral health, Geriatric and palliative health care and Trauma care, in addition to the existing services of RCH and communicable diseases. Further Free Diagnostics and Drugs Services have been expanded to make more medicines/ diagnostics available at these AB-HWCs.
Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana  provides health cover up to Rs. 5 lakh per family per annum for secondary and tertiary hospitalization care through a set of 1393 defined packages, including one  unspecified surgical package, across 24 specialties. The details of specialties covered under AB-PMJAY are at Annexure.
The Health cover under AB-PMJAY includes all the expenses incurred for hospitalization of beneficiaries and it includes the following components:
- Medical examination, treatment, and consultation
- Pre-hospitalization
- Medicine and medical consumables
- Non-intensive and intensive care services
- Diagnostic and laboratory investigations
- Medical implant services 
- Accommodation benefits
- Food services
- Complications arising during treatment
- Post-hospitalization follow-up care up to 15 days
As on 06.02.2020, over 81.25 lakh cases of hospital admission amounting to Rs. 11,355.63 crore have been registered across 32 States/UTs under AB-PMJAY.
The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
Annexure
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Details of specialties covered under AB -PMJAY
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S. No.
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Specialty
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Number of packages
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1
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Burns Management
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12
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2
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Cardiology
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39
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3
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Cardio-thoracic & Vascular surgery
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92
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4
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Emergency Room Packages

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4
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5
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General Medicine
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72
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6
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General Surgery
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253
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7
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Interventional Neuroradiology
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15
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8
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Medical Oncology
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52
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9
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Mental Disorders Packages
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17
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10
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Neo-natal care Packages
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10
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11
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Neurosurgery
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83
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12
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Obstetrics &Gynaecology
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79
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13
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Ophthalmology
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42
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14
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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9
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15
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Orthopaedics
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101
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16
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Otorhinolaryngology
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94
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17
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Paediatric Medical management
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102
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18
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Paediatric surgery
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34
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19
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Plastic & reconstructive Surgery
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9
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20
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Polytrauma
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12
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21
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Radiation Oncology
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14
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22
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Surgical Oncology
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48
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23
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Urology
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161
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24
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Paediatric Cancer
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38
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25
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Unspecified Surgical Package
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1
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TOTAL
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1,393
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Armoured and Specialised Vehicles of Armed/ Paramilitary Forces Exempted from BS-VI Emission Norms that will Come into Force in April 2020
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued notification no GSR 547 dated 1st August 2019, exempting the armoured and other specialised vehicles of Indian armed forces and paramilitary forces from the new stringent vehicular emission norms  which are set to take effect from 1st April, 2020. The Ministry has also granted exemption to these vehicles from BS-IV compliance.
The exemption has been granted because these vehicles operate in remote and inhospitable terrains with most challenging operational and environmental conditions.Due to security challenges and requirements of specialized operations, the development of suitable engine compliant with the above norms would require considerable time. Further, it is difficult to maintain ideal transportation and storage conditions of fuel in these conditions.
Earlier, the Government, vide G.S.R. 485 dated 19.05.2017, had exempted motor vehicles used for Government purposes relating to the defence of the country from BS- IV norms and, vide G.S.R. 871 dated 13.09.2018, had exempted special purpose vehicles  used for operational purposes for maintenance of law and order and internal security from BS-IV norms, for a period up to 31st December, 2019.
Ministry of Textiles
35 Research Extension Centres to assist sericulture farmers
35 Research Extension Centres  are functioning under research institutes of Central Silk Board  to assist sericulture farmers by disseminating technology & innovations of CSB with the help of R&D institutes at the field level with the support of state sericulture departments. The state-wise details of RECs functioning under CSB are given below:
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S.No.
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Name of the State
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No. of RECs
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1
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Karnataka
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3
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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3
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3
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Telangana
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1
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4
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Tamil Nadu
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4
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5
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Maharashtra
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4
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6
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Madhya Pradesh
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1
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7
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Himachal Pradesh
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2
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8
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J & K UT
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1
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9
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UP
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2
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10
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West Bengal
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3
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11
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Chhattisgarh
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1
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12
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Jharkhand
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1
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13
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Assam
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2
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14
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Sikkim
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1
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15
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Tripura
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1
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16
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Meghalaya
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1
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17
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Nagaland
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1
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18
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Mizoram
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1
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19
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Arunachal Pradesh
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1
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20
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Manipur
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1
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Total
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35
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The financial assistance provided to states during each of the last three years and current year towards implementation of beneficiary components including pre-cocoon related components meant for sericulture farmers is as below:
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Financial Year
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Financial assistance provided to states

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2019-20
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144.81
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2020-21
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147.46
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2021-22
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297.38
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2022-23
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248.30
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Total
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837.95
This information was given by the Minister of State for Textiles Smt. Darshana Jardosh in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Badminton player Lakshya Sen has pulled out of the SaarLorLux Open in Germany after his coach tested positive
Indian men’s badminton player Lakshya Sen who was due to play the SaarLorLux Open in Germany this week has pulled out of the event after his coach DK Sen tested positive for Covid-19. Sen, his coach and physio arrived in Saarbrucken on October 25 for the tournament where he is the defending champion and were advised to travel to Frankfurt for COVID testing. The reports were received on October 27 where Sen and his physio came COVID negative but his coach came positive .
So as to not hamper the functioning of the tournament and jeopardise the other players, Sen has pulled out of the event and informed the organisers.
Sen and his coach have requested for another COVID test in order to determine their return date to India.
Sen’s participation in this tournament, the Denmark Open and 15 days training at Peter Gade Academy have been funded by TOPS.
Ministry of Defence
Defence Secretary lays foundation of Pay Accounts Office  Rajputana Rifles Regimental Centre
Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar laid the foundation stone for construction of the building of Pay Accounts Office  PAO , Rajputana Rifles Regimental Centre  at Delhi Cantt. here today. Speaking on the occasion, the Defence Secretary congratulated the Controller General of Defence Accounts  and Defence Accounts Department  who, he said, continue to work relentlessly in the service of the nation. He also congratulated the personnel of RRRC who will be benefitted through this building.
Dr Ajay Kumar applauded the efforts and measures taken by CGDA to move forward on a progressive path by envisaging the vision 2024 for the department. He said, this would usher in a new era and make DAD more efficient, helping it to play its role more efficiently. He also appreciated the digital initiatives taken by the department and automating its activities in various areas of work.
In his address, CGDA Shri Sanjiv Mittal said, PAO has set high standards in all areas of work and aims to take this organisation to greater heights by providing best services in audit and accounting among others. The CGDA highlighted the initiatives taken by DAD to encourage e-payments. These include introduction of online payments in Account Officer Garrison Engineers  through State Bank of India-Cash Management Product ; SBI-CMP for Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme  payments and Direct Bank Transfer for pay and allowances in respect of Defence Civilians in line with Digital India Theme.
Chief of Staff, Delhi Area Maj Gen Alok Kacker and other civil and military officials were also present at the occasion.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Issue of LOC on NRI Matrimonial Disputes
TheIntegrated Nodal Agency  having representations from Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice,Ministry of Women and Child Development, National Commission for Women  and National Commission for Protection of Child Rightsconsiders the cases related to Non-Resident India  matrimonial disputes.
It also recommends to open Look Out Circulars  in cases which are duly scrutinized by National Commission for Women  and found fit for issuance of LOC. INA has, so far,recommended for opening of 08 LOCs against Non-Resident India men involved in matrimonial disputes.
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Promoting Natural Farming
Government is promoting natural farming through a sub-scheme namely Bharatiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati  under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana  since 2019-2020. So far 4.09 lakh ha area has been brought under BPKP.
Department of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare  is undertaking large scale training of Master Trainers, Champion Farmers and practicing farmers on techniques of Natural Farming through National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management  and National Center of Organic and Natural Farming . It has also sensitized the public representative like Gram-Pradhan on the technique and benefits of Natural Farming. Study material on 22 regional languages has been prepared and697 Master Trainers have been developed on natural farming and 997 training were conducted on natural farming for 56952 Gram Pradhans through MANAGE. In addition, Indian Council of Agriculture Research  has initiated research in 20 locations to validate natural farming techniques besides demonstrating in 425 KVKs to show cases the benefits of natural farming.
A Digital web portal  has been launched for promotion of natural farming to display information about implementation framework, resources, implementation progress, farmer’s registration, blog etc.
Under BPKP, natural farming is being promoted in cluster of 500 ha and Rs. 12200.00 is provided per ha for three years, in which Rs. 2000 is provided as incentives to farmers through DBT.
Under BPKP, to facilitate marketing of natural farming products, Rs. 2700 per ha is provided for PGS Certification and Residue Analysis for three years. Farmers can also avail assistance @ Rs. 8800/ha for 3 years from PKVY funds for marketing, value addition and publicity of natural farming products.
Natural Farming is a way of chemical free farming based on locally available resources with no chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Farmers are encouraged to adopt Natural Farming by wide publicity through press and print media, publication of leaflets/booklets, organization of workshops, exhibitions, farmer fairs, information on State/Government of India web portals etc.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
G 20: Gujarat is ready to host Health Ministers from around 40 countries in Health Ministerial Summit - Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya visited various places in Gandhinagar and held an extensive review meeting regarding the preparations for the G-20 Health Summit to be held from August 17 to 19.
Gujarat is all geared up to host and welcome Health Ministers from around 40 countries around the world in the upcoming G20: Health Ministerial Summit. As Gujarat is the hub of India's medical tourism and pharma sectors, this global health summit will open up more innovative investment opportunities in the health sector, including medical value travel, Gujarat hospitals, and pharma companies, Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said at Gandhinagar.
At Gandhinagar, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya personally visited the Helipad Exhibition Center and Mahatma Mandir in connection with the preparation of the G20 Health Summit to be held from August 17 to 19, 2023, and held an extensive review meeting with the higher officials.
Union Minister Dr. Mandaviya, giving details of preparations for the G-20 Health Summit, said that while India is successfully chairing G-20 today under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Ministry of Health is also making all necessary preparations to hold the 4th Health Working Group and Ministerial Summit of the Health Working Group. have done During this summit, the health ministers-delegates from various countries will meet with the owners of Gujarat's health facilities, hospitality companies, and reputed pharma companies and extensively study the new investment opportunities in the health sector in Gujarat, which will directly benefit the economies of Gujarat and India. Apart from this, the foreign dignitaries will visit various famous tourist places in Gujarat so that they will be aware of the rich cultural and historical heritage of Gujarat, which will result in further strengthening of the tourism industry along with health in Gujarat, the minister added.
A detailed presentation was made by the concerned departments regarding the preparations for the summit.
In the review meeting held at Mahatma Mandir in connection with the preparation of the Health Summit, Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Mr. Love Agarwal, WHO representative Mr. Yut Rodrick, Additional Chief Secretary of Gujarat Health Department Mr. Manoj Agarwal, and G20 Nodal Officer of Gujarat Mona Khandhar, including top officials of Central and State Government Health Department Officers, were present.
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Department of Atomic Energy
Government taking steps to undertake the production of COVID BEEP on a large scale-Dr Jitendra Singh
COVID BEEP is India’s first indigenous, cost effective, wireless physiological parameters monitoring system for COVID-19 patients
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said Government is taking steps to undertake the production of COVID BEEP on a large scale. In a statement laid on the table of the Loksabha in reply to a question, the Minister said that COVID BEEP is India’s first indigenous, cost effective, wireless physiological parameters monitoring system for COVID-19 patients, developed by ESIC Medical College Hyderabad in collaboration with Electronics Corporation of India Ltd.  and Department of Atomic Energy.
So far, 40 Nos. of COVID-BEEP were supplied as part of ECIL CSR activities to Government hospitals in Hyderabad for deployment and feedback in FY 2020-2021. Further, additional 100 Nos. are being prepared for dispatch to ESIC, Hyderabad by mid-August, 2021.
The features of product were also presented through Virtual Conference to the Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India on
June 11th, 2021. Based on the deliberations, a proposal was submitted to Ministry of Labour & Employment for large scale deployment.
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